The real key is to build up an Afghan army, ... No number of European troops or troops in other parts of the world can substitute for a national army that is multi-ethnic, that is representative of the government.
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We must also deal with the grave and growing danger posed by the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, ... The Iraqi regime can either disarm, or be disarmed. The choice is theirs -- but it can no longer be postponed.Colin Powell
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It is incumbent on the international community to come together solidly to do everything we can to bring it to an end,
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The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?'
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